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George Washington Norwood 1855–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1855

Birth Location: Louisiana, USA

Death Date: Abt 1881

Death Location: Durham County, North Carolina, USA

Father: George Norwood

Mother: George Norwood

Spouse(s): Lou Norwood

Children(s): Charlie Norwood, Cornelia Norwood, Mary Norwood, Sallie Norwood, Burt Norwood, Bettie Norwood, Narcissa Norwood, John Norwood, George Norwood

George Washington Norwood was born in 1855 in Louisiana, USA, the child of George Washington Norwood Sir L Dna Slave Owner Norwood And George Norwood. In 1850, George Washington Norwood resided in Ascension, Louisiana. In 1850, George Washington Norwood resided in Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina. George Washington Norwood married Lou Norwood, and had children including Bettie Norwood, Burt Norwood, Charlie Norwood, Cornelia Norwood, George Norwood, John Norwood, Mary Norwood, Narcissa Norwood, Sallie Norwood. George Washington Norwood passed away in 1881 in Durham County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • George Washington Norwood was born in 1855 in Louisiana, USA, the child of George Washington Norwood Sir L Dna Slave Owner Norwood And George Norwood.
  • In 1850, George Washington Norwood resided in Ascension, Louisiana.
  • In 1850, George Washington Norwood resided in Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina.
  • George Washington Norwood married Lou Norwood, and had children including Bettie Norwood, Burt Norwood, Charlie Norwood, Cornelia Norwood, George Norwood, John Norwood, Mary Norwood, Narcissa Norwood, Sallie Norwood.
  • George Washington Norwood passed away in 1881 in Durham County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Norwood
1822–1884
Birth Location: Neuse River Township near Raleigh Wake County North Carolina
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George Norwood
1830–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Lou Norwood
1856–
Birth Location: Barbados/Alabama, USA
LN

Children(s)

Charlie Norwood
1880–1933
Birth Location: Louisiana
CN
Cornelia Norwood
1872–
Birth Location: Alabama
CN
Mary Norwood
1875–
Birth Location: Louisiana
MN
Sallie Norwood
1877–
Birth Location: Louisiana
SN
Burt Norwood
1876–1931
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
BN
Bettie Norwood
1860–
Birth Location: North Carolina
BN
Narcissa Norwood
1866–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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John Norwood
1856–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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George Norwood
1868–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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George Norwood's Ancestors

Self
George Norwood
1855–1881
Birth Place: Louisiana, USA
Parents
George Washington Norwood sir. ( l )DNA ( slave owner ) Norwood
1822–1884
Neuse River Township near Raleigh Wake County North Carolina
George Norwood
1830–
North Carolina
Grandparents
William Norwood
1784–1836
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Hunter
1788–1851
North Carolina
George (Washington Norwood sir. ( l )DNA ( slave owner )) Norwood
1822–1884
Neuse River Township near Raleigh Wake County North Carolina
Mariah ((From Africa With Her Mother)) Williams
1800–1879
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lieutenant Norwood
1759–1822
Clara *
1761–1830
Jacob *
1763–1798
Sarah *
1760–1828
William Norwood
1784–1836
Rebecca Hunter
1788–1851
Charlett Hunter
1776–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1724–1802
Lydia Ledbetter
1732–1764
John Ferrell
1715–1793
Ann Fish
1715–1786
Isaac Hunter
1735–1815
Rebecca HART
1737–1767
Lieutenant Norwood
1759–1822
Clara *
1761–1830
Jacob *
1763–1798
Sarah *
1760–1828

George Norwood's Descendants

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George (Washington) Norwood (Abt 1855–Abt 1881) m. Lou Norwood (1856–)
  1. 1. Charlie Norwood 1880–1933 m. Mary Norwood 1902–1963
    1. 1. william Norwood 1929–2002
    2. 2. Willie Norwood 1929–1999
    3. 3. George Norwood 1922–2007 m. Rosetta Turner 1926–2020
    4. 4. Bertha Norwood 1917–
    5. 5. Charles Norwood 1913–1981
    6. 6. Etta Norwood 1920–1920
    7. 7. Ethel (Geraldine) Norwood 1915–1950
    8. 8. James Norwood 1926–
    9. 9. Ethel (G) Norwood 1918–1950
    10. 10. Ethel (G) Norwood 1915–1950
    11. 11. Etta Norwood 1920–1920
    12. 12. Willie Norwood 1928–1999
    13. 13. Bertha Norwood 1917–
    14. 14. Charles Norwood 1913–1981
    15. 15. Ethel (G) Norwood 1918–1950
    16. 16. George Norwood 1921–2007
  2. 2. Cornelia Norwood 1872–
  3. 3. Mary Norwood 1875–
  4. 4. Sallie Norwood 1877–
  5. 5. Burt Norwood 1876–1931
  6. 6. Bettie Norwood 1860–
  7. 7. Narcissa Norwood 1866–
  8. 8. John Norwood 1856–
  9. 9. George Norwood 1868–

George Norwood's Timeline

12 Records

1849
1849
Birth of George Washington Norwood in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
George Washington Norwood resided here in Ascension, Louisiana
Ascension, Louisiana
1850
1850
George Washington Norwood resided here in Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina
Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina
1855
Abt 1855
Birth of George Washington Norwood in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
George Washington Norwood resided here in Person, North Carolina
Person, North Carolina
1868
21 Jan 1868
Age 13
George Washington Norwood resided here in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
George Washington Norwood resided here in St Marys, New Hill, Wake, North Carolina, USA
St Marys, New Hill, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
George Washington Norwood resided here in 10th Ward, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States
10th Ward, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States
1880
1880
Age 25
George Washington Norwood resided here in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1881
Abt 1881
Age 26
Death of George Washington Norwood in Durham County, North Carolina, USA
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 85
George Washington Norwood resided here in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1949
1949
Age 94
George Washington Norwood resided here in Austin, Texas, USA
Austin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: 985; Page: 363a; Enumeration District: 273
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Marys, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1163; Page: 329A
    [4] Alabama, U.S., CIVIL War Soldiers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1855
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: 10th Ward, Morehouse, Louisiana; Roll: 457; Family History Film: 1254457; Page: 478B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 0197.
    [4] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Ascension, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Person, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1868
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Texas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870; NARA Series Number: M1912; NARA Reel Number: 27; NARA Record Group Number: 105

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Marys, New Hill, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Marys, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1163; Page: 329A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: 10th Ward, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: 10th Ward, Morehouse, Louisiana; Roll: 457; Family History Film: 1254457; Page: 478B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 0197.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: 985; Page: 363a; Enumeration District: 273

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Austin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1881
    Event Place: Durham County, North Carolina, USA
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